The last decade has seen the emergence of alternative sources of early-stage finance,
which are radically changing and reshaping the start-up eco-system. These include …

Over the decade or so since the global financial crisis rocked EU financial markets and led
to wide-ranging reforms, EU securities and financial markets regulation has continued to …

New Tech v. New Deal: Fintech as a Systemic Phenomenon Page 1 New Tech v. New Deal:
Fintech as a Systemic Phenomenon Saule T. Omarovat Fintech is the hottest topic in finance …

This article examines fintech as a systemic force disrupting the currently dominant
technocratic paradigm of financial regulation. It offers a five-part taxonomy of (i) the key …

The diffusion of crowdfunding among countries differs consistently, based, in part, on
differences in national institutional environments. This study analyses the influence of formal …

In digital finance markets, investors can withdraw their non-binding bids within a cooling-off
period. As the bids are visible online, we argue that this option can be used to manipulate …

Over the past decade a long-term process of digitization of finance has increasingly
combined with datafication and new technologies including cloud computing, blockchain …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the specific causes of failure among Malaysian female
entrepreneurs who were provided with financial services by the microfinance institution …

Crowdfunding offers a new potential source of financing of sustainability initiatives and the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular. Such funding support is potentially …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of various risk factors, specifically
investment risk, legal risk and technology risk, on the decision of investors to invest in equity …